There was a wild colonial boy
Jack Duggan was his name
He was born and raised
in Ireland
in a place called
Castle Maine
He was his father's only son
His mother's pride and joy
And dearly did his parents love
the wild colonial boy
At the early age of
sixteen years
he left his native home
And to Australia's sunny shore
he was inclined to roam
He robbed the rich
to help the poor
And he killed James McAvoy
A terror to Australia was
The wild colonial boy
One morning on the prairie
As Jack he rode along
A-listening to the mocking bird
A-singing a cheerful song
Out stepped a bunch
of troopers
Kelly Davis and Fitzroy
They all set out to capture him
The wild colonial boy
Surrender now
Jack Duggan for
You see you're three to one
Surrender in the
Queen's high name
For you're a plundering son
Jack drew two pistols
from his belt
And he proudly waved
them high
I'll fight but not surrender said
The wild colonial boy
He fired a shot at Kelly
which brought him to
the ground
And turning 'round to Davis
He received a fatal wound
A bullet pierced
his proud young heart
from the pistol of Fitzroy
And that was how they
captured him
The wild colonial boy
There was a wild colonial boy
Jack Duggan was his name
He was born and raised
in Ireland
in a place called
Castle Maine
He was his father's only son
His mother's pride and joy
And dearly did his parents love
The wild colonial boy